Hi, my name is Trulenska67! Should I be able to get SDP backdated from when I was first entitled?

Trulenska67

Hello my Name is Trudi and I've just joined you all..
I'm after some appeals benefit advice if possible for SDP which I should have been entitled to since 2019 and have been told I can't get thst backdated because I didn't notify them at the time but they called me a month ago telling me I was entitled but would be from the time when I first enquired about the benefit which I was unaware of before that. Should I be able to get it backdated from when i was first entitled. Proof was sent I was living alone  but my mandatory reconciliation was rejected and am now a few days late in sending my appeal as I've been trying to get help.

poppy123456

If all the criteria applied back in 2019 and no one claimed either carers allowance or carers element of UC for looking after you then yes it can be backdated to the date you qualified. Are you 100% sure you qualified? 

You have 13 months to request the Tribunal but you’ll need to give a reason why you were late requesting it, if it was outside the 1 month after the MR decision. 

Alex_Alumni

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